I haven't really been following the Huawei story too much, but I find it ironic they are handing them out as part of what people call the "Obama Phone" program.

I haven't really been following the Huawei story too much, but I find it ironic they are handing them out as part of what people call the "Obama Phone" program. Looks like May 2018 [1] they were banned from using gov funds on Huawei. Someone I know in the middle of a divorce who recently got one around December. She was asking me for help with hers since I'm a tech geek. It's just basically a cheap Android Phone. Maybe they just have a bunch on hand they plan to get rid of and then find a new supplier but might depend on the county levels too... Not too sure how that works, just find it odd the gov themself are giving out a phone they are banned from buying. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Fund#Concerns_about_2018_changes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Service_Fund#Concern... Edited: Oh looks like the concern is spying... Makes me wonder though... Many American phones like the iPhone is made in China too, why don't they ban chinese made iPhone's too then, what stops the factory from slipping something in those products? Also looks like Android updates and Google Play might quit working too at some point... Be interesting if Google could release something to turn those existing phones into a "Pure Google" type of experience. It seems like having all these unpatched and no longer supported Android phones in itself seems like a security risk.